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Hey guys any help would be appreciated. Just started playing seriously in the last year and a half. I am former college baseball player and was always told not to pick up the sticks. But, anyways i have been very inconsistent with my driver and longer irons (4i and 5i). Usually its a slice that i get and causes me to lose distance. I shoot in the mid to high 90's. Below are two quick videos I shot after a round. Please let me know what you think.

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Back:

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Hey mate, first off you have a nice looking swing. The only things I might suggest would be to work on stretches, play the ball closer to the middle of your stance, maybe an inch inside your left foot, and maybe strengthen your grip.

By stretching often, 3-4 times a day, you'll be able to complete your back swing rather than going kind of vertical at the top.

A lot of times when you play the ball that far up in your stance, it's hard to have a square face because of it being so far from where your swing bottoms out.

And by strengthening your grip, it just makes it easier to turn your hands over. There's a lot more things you could try, but I'd start with those.

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nice swing. very lee westwoodish. one huge thing, well actually two. like the guy above said, your ball is definitely too far in front. so you really have no choice but to reach out and pull slice it. put the ball back and post up sooner on your left side, like you're trying to turn on one and send it to left field. your swing path looks fine, but your ball placement is keeping you from hitting it straight.

also, your grip could be strengthened a bit. by this i'm not talking about grip pressure, but rather rotating your grip about an inch to the right of where you have it now. this will allow you to hit the proverbial nail with the hammer without having to manipulate your wrist in the downswing.

as far as your backswing goes, i'm not sure what the guy above me is referring to about flexibility and completing it, it's plenty long and you look flexible enough. the thing i would change about it however, is your lack of wrist hinge at the top. for that, i leave you with this...

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Originally Posted by senorchipotle

as far as your backswing goes, i'm not sure what the guy above me is referring to about flexibility and completing it, it's plenty long and you look flexible enough. the thing i would change about it however, is your lack of wrist hinge at the top.


The reason I suggested working on flexibility is because near the top of his back swing, he kind of changes planes and lifts his arm up. This is because he isn't flexible enough to complete his shoulder turn. Being flexible enables you to have a fluid powerful swing. That's why TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) is so popular. Flexibility is key to a good golf swing.

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touché, you have a good point. i figured he might just be trying to shorten his backswing by feeling like his right arm stays straight as some people advocate those whose swings are too long.

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Originally Posted by TitleistLefty

The reason I suggested working on flexibility is because near the top of his back swing, he kind of changes planes and lifts his arm up. This is because he isn't flexible enough to complete his shoulder turn. Being flexible enables you to have a fluid powerful swing. That's why TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) is so popular. Flexibility is key to a good golf swing.


Unlikely - it's because he isn't tilting to the left enough. His hips and shoulders turn too flat and he has to lift to feel he completes the backswing. Right knee can straighten more, hips can work on a better incline, and he'll turn farther and lift less by tilting left (which, at 90 degrees, is towards the golf ball - left shoulder down ).

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Ahhh.......... This is the answer to my previous thread! This guy's doing what i'm doing (although mine's much worse at the moment) Thanks so much, off to the range tonight!

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